Hanger for pipes, &amp;c.



No. 802,103. PATENTBD OCT. 1'7, 1905.

W. HOUGHTON. HANGER FOR PIPES, 8w.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10, 1905.

shown in section.

UNITED STATES Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17. 1905.

Application filed April 10,1905. Serial No. 254,814.

To all whom it may concern;-

Beit known that I, WILLIAM HoUGHToN, a citizen of the United States. residing at Bath, in the county of Sagadahoc and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hangers for Pipes, &c., of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide a hanger forsupporting pipes, electric conduits,

&c., from beams, joists, or the like, but which is especially adaptedfor use on shipboard, where the apartments are seldom ceiled and where it is not feasible nor advisable to disturb theintegrity of the beams, which are usually made of steel, by puncturing them for boltvholes or for passage-ways for pipes. It is desirable that such hangers shall be easily and quickly applied to a pipe and its supportingbeam at any desired point and easily removed. It is also desirable that the hanger should consist of as few parts as possible and should firmly engage the beam without putting undue strain on the pipe,.cable, or other part supported.

Briefly stated, my improved hanger com prises arms having flanges adapted to engage the rib of a beam'and to which a support for a pipe or cable is connected, a clam ping-block extending between the arms and having a flangeat one end to engage the beam and a wedge or clam ping device engaging the arms, and a flange on,the clamping-block which serves to draw the flanges of the yoke and block firmly against the beam.

Myimprovements thus briefly outlined may be embodied in many specific forms ,of pipe and cable hangers.-.

In the accompanying drawingsI have shown several of the improved hangers which I have devised.

Figure 1 is aside elevation of one form of my improved hanger in operative position on a pipe and beam, the supporting-beam being Fig. 2 shows a front elevation ofthe same, the pipe being shown in transverse section. Fig. 3 shows a front elevation of a modified 'form of hanger applied to a beam. Fig. 4. is a perspective view of the same. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the hanger designed for use with a beam having a curved rib on its lower edge. 1

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing a modification in which the pipe-support is separable from the other part of the hanger. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the pipe-support shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 shows a moth! -shown in Fig. 8. view of the form of -pipe-support shown in fication in which the pipe-support is connected with two clamps applied to a beam. Fig. 9 shows a side elevation of the modification Fig. 10 is a perspective Figs. 8 and 9. Fig. 11 shows a further modification in which the pipe-support is adapted.

to. sustain a plurality of pipes and the support is connected with two clamping members.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view illustrating the shape of the pipe-support shown in Fig. 11.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the arms A A of the hanger are'prolong'ed downwardly and formed in one piece with the pipe-support B. the arms A and support B constituting a U-shaped yoke, through which the pipe P extends. Both the arms andyoke arep'referably made of wroughtiron. Each of the arms A is provided at its upper end with a flange a, adapted to fit over and snugly engage the rib c of the beam (J. "Eacharm A is also formed with a laterallyprojecting flange (d, extending in an opposite direction from that in which the'flange a extends. The flanges a are preferably so shaped as to engage only a portion offithe entire contour of the rib 0. Hence the same. hanger may "be used with different sizes of beams of the same general type.

A clamping-block'D, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, maybe slightly curved to fit the upper surface ofthe pipe. It is formed -with a flange (Z, adapted to engage the beam Con that side opposite the rib c, and it is also formed with a flange d at its opposite end. The clamping-block extends over the pipe, beneath the beam, and between the arms a A A. E indicates a wedge-onkey arranged between the flange d and the armsjA and beneath the flanges a. When this wedge is driven home, it forces the arms 'A and the flange d against the beam, thus holding the beam with a clamping action. The form of the key or wedge E is more clearly illustrated in Fig. 4. The same wedge .orkey is used in the various modifications illustrated. There is not much danger of the wedge slipping; but to avoid any possibility of its doing so L-may use a suitable locking device. such asa screw F,"attached to one of the flanges a and having an enlarged head adapted to overlap the larger end of the wedge and prevent it from moving outward. The relation of this locking device with the other parts is' indicated in Fig. .1 and is also more. clearly shown inthe' perspective view Fig. 4. The locking device is the same in the various modifications.

In Fig. 3 the construction is substantially the same as in Figs. served that the arms A A and the. parts at the upper portion of the hanger correspond in all respects with what is shown in Fig. 1. The pipe-support B is, however, prolonged downwardly, being U -shaped and attached to a cross-piece G, in turn connected with the arms A. In all other respects the hanger shown in Figs. 3 and 4 is the same as that shown in Figs. 1 and 2. By the modification shown in Fig. 3 I am enabled to suspend a pipe or cable at any desired distance below the beam, and the clamping-block does not necessarily come in contact with the pipe or cable.

In Fig. 5 the construction is precisely the same as in Fig. 1, except that the form of the rib on the beam is slightly different and the shape of the flanges (blS changed to accommodate the shape of the rib.

In Fig. 6 the arms a terminate a short distance below the clamping-block I), thepipe support in this instance consist-ing of a ring the beam, and yet may H, having awertical arm H formed with a horizontal extension h and a downwardly-extend ing flange h. Th is'pipe-su pport is connected with the hanger clamping members by causing the extension h to rest on the cross-piece connecting the arms A, in the manner illustrated in Fig. 7

In Figs. 8 and 9 the clamping members are similar to that shown in Figs. (Sand 7, but the hanger B is of the form shown in Fig. 10, be ing made of wrought-iron bar twisted to the form .illustrated. The pipe-supportis in this instance U-shaped, having two lateral extensions M, each of which is adapted to engage the crosspiece a connecting the arms diameter, as the pipesupport may be made may hold the pipe any desired distance below be properly supported at its, ends. x

In Figs. 11 and 12 the clamping members are similar to those shown in Figs. 8 and 9. The pipe-support, however, in this instance consists of a plate N, having a series of perforations n, each adapted to receive apipe or cable. At each end the plate is formed with a laterally-extemling arm N, adapted to rest on the cross-piece a of the hanger.

It will be observed that the upper part of the hanger in all cases is substantially the same, while the lower part is modified'in various' ways.-

I claim as my invention- 1. A pipe-hanger comprising arms 1 and 2. It will be obof any desired width,

A. the block This form of hanger is preferable where the 'pipe or cable is of large flanges adapted to engage the rib ot a beam and flanges on the opposite sides adapted to engage a key, a clamping-block having a flange adapted to engage the beam extending between the arms and having a flange adapted to engage the key, a key for locking the parts together and causing the block and arms to clamp the beam between them and means connected with the arms for supporting a pipe or cable.

'2. A pipe-hanger'comprising a U-shaped yoke having at each end a flangeadapted to engage the rib of a beam, extending through the yoke and having a flange adapted to engage the beam, and a locking device engaging the clamping-block and yoke and which when'inserted holds theflanges thereof with a clamping action on the beam.

3. A pipe-hanger comprising a U-shaped yoke having at each end a flange adapted to engage the rib of a beam, a clamping-block extending through the yoke and having a flange adapted to engage the beam and another flange on side of the yoke and a key interposed between said last-mentioned flange and the yoke and which draws flanges of the yoke and block firmly against the beam.

a clamping-block the opposite side of I the opposite the opposite side of 4. A pipe-hanger comprising a U-shaped yoke having at each end a flange adapted to engage the rib of a beam and another flange prO ectingin an opposite direction therefrom,

a clamping-block extending through the yoke and formed with upwardly-projecting flanges at opposite ends and a tapered key engaging and yoke beneath the flanges on one side of the yoke and adapted to clamp flanges of the yoke and clamping-block firmly against a beam.

5. A pipe-hanger comprising two parallel I arms connected together at their lower ends and each having a flange adapted to engage the rib of a beam, a clamping-block extending-between the armsand having a flange adapted to engage the opposite side of the beam, a locking device engaging the clamping-block and arms and which when inserted holds the flanges thereof with a clai'nping action-on the beam,- and a support for the pipe l connected with said arms.

having it In testimony whereof I have hereunto subs scribed my name. WILLIAM HOUGHTO'N.

Witnesses: V

O. C. Roenns, M. P. HILL. 

